Hello, My Name is...

On February 10, we participated in a CHEER24 Living Wax Museum. We have never done anything like this before. It was a great idea (thanks, Kara S.!) thrown out at our planning meeting and got put on the school year event schedule for February.

As we planned (well, I mostly listened and agreed: the easy part), we had no true idea of how this was going to work. It not only worked, but ended up being what feels like a smashing success. The kids did an outstanding job, and the parents, too, for there were some really great speeches and props. I so wanted to walk around and take a picture of every single one.. but then, decided against it, considering I can't even keep up with pictures of my own kids. The pictures I did get just don't do justice to our room full of well-costumed historical figures. We opened the museum to the public (meaning friends and family primarily, but we should have spread the word!) for an hour and it was well attended that entire time.

Ralph Moody failed to show up for this event 

Joni posing here with her friend, Ruth Graves Wakefield, inventor of chocolate chip cookies :)

 The figures came to life when their button was pressed. (Now, granted, not all the figures could stay still while waiting for their button to be pressed, but you get the idea).

                               

                               

                               

(I'm pretty sure I don't have permission to post this.. but I just couldn't leave her out)

It was a great way to get really good at a speech...and not have to say it in front of an intimidating, larger audience (if you don't mind saying it no less than 20-30 times), Great job, kids! -Mom